What does δραχμή · ὅς · ἀπόλλυμι mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1406, G3739, G622
τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα
A drachma or (silver) coin (as handled) · the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
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δραχμήG1406a drachma or (silver) coin (as handled)
Pronunciationdrachmḗ
A Greek silver coin approximately equivalent in value to a Roman denarius, representing modest daily wages.
Open lexicon entry →ὅςG3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciationhós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
Open lexicon entry →ἀπόλλυμιG622to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciationapóllymi
Open lexicon entry →What does τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα (tēn drachmēn hēn apōlesa) mean in the Bible?
δραχμή · ὅς · ἀπόλλυμι is a Greek phrase meaning "The coin that I lost.".
Full entry for τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα (G1406, G3739, G622) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1406, G3739, G622?
G1406, G3739, G622 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. The coin that I lost.
Source Gloss
The coin that I lost.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (2)
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 15:8 · Luke 15:92×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 15:81×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 87 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist47future17present16perfect6imperfect1
Voice
active46middle37passive4
Mood
indicative40subjunctive22participle16infinitive8imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 5:29ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:30ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 8:25ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 9:17ἀπόλλυνταιpresent passive indicativeongoingMatthew 10:28ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 10:39ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 10:39ἀπολέσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:42ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:6ἀπολωλόταperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 12:14ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 15:24ἀπολωλόταperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 16:25ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 16:25ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 18:14ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 21:41ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:7ἀπώλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:52ἀπολοῦνταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:20ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 1:24ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 2:22ἀπόλλυταιpresent passive indicativeongoingMark 3:6ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 4:38ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingMark 8:35ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 8:35ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 9:22ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 9:41ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 11:18ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:9ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 4:34ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 5:37ἀπολοῦνταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 6:9ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 8:24ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 9:24ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 9:24ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 11:51ἀπολομένουaorist middle participleparticipleLuke 13:3ἀπολεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:33ἀπολέσθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 13:5ἀπολεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 15:17ἀπόλλυμαιpresent middle indicativeongoing+47 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα is built from this root: